About Us

Our mission and program.

At Gator Motorsports, the opportunity to design, manufacture, and build a Formula-style racecar is more than just an extracurricular pursuit, it is a passion. Each May, Gator Motorsports competes against 120 teams from all over the world in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) design competition in Michigan. This competition assesses the team’s ability to not only engineer and produce a reliable, high-performance vehicle, but also its ability to organize and manage a team to develop a feasible product for market. Our program provides students with the technical, teamwork, and project management skills required to transition seamlessly into careers in industry.

Gator Motorsports is located in the MAE-C building on Gale Lemerand Drive, across from Gator Dining and East Hall. You can find the entrance to our shop next to the Gator Motorsports sign. Stop by and speak with some of our members on weekdays after 6:00 PM. Feel free to stop by anytime on weekends.

David Glabinski

Loc Tran

Chris Miller

Aaron Sager

Anna Pincus

Faculty & Alumni

Mike Braddock

Sean Niemi

Ulises Bautista

Alumni

Andrew Cheung

Alumni

Dylan Edmiston

Alumni

Jonathan Elias

Alumni

David Kanner

Alumni

Kyle LeBlanc

Alumni

Jonathan Nuñez

Alumni

George Skeris

Alumni

Noel Thomas

Alumni

Daniel Ward

Alumni

Ian Watts

Alumni

It’s with a heavy heart that we pay tribute to our team’s most memorable president, most passionate teammate, most respected mentor, most talented driver, and most beloved friend. Khalil had an intense zeal for life and love for others that few possess. His life philosophy is summed up in one of his favorite quotes: “Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” Few have the courage to do any of these; let alone all of them, each and every day. That’s what made Khalil so special and allowed him to have such an enormous impact on so many people.

Khalil gave everyone and everything he did 110% all the time. He always found the energy to be caring, respectful, encouraging, honest, open, charming and funny all at the same time; that’s just who he was. He had a gift for being able to make everyone around him laugh and feel special. It’s rare for talent and humility to co-exist, yet Khalil truly had a lot of both.

Khalil passed away while doing what he loved: racing. If he had to go, he would have wanted it no other way. And he would not have wanted his family or friends to spend their time mourning his loss, but rather to get out and live life to the fullest. In his encouraging tone and with his characteristic smile he would have said, “Find what excites you and do it; don’t wait!”

Khalil created wonderful memories with our SAE team, or more appropriately, our SAE family, since that’s how Khalil always made it feel. He had an unusual charisma that motivated and entertained, he was never afraid of hard work and he was able to focus on something until it was just right. Our great friend will certainly be missed and although his love for life is unmatchable, his memory will live on in our hearts forever.

Thank you Khalil for touching our lives so deeply, for caring so much about everyone around you, and for teaching us to cherish every moment by living passionately and without regret.